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* AngelDevilShipping: Shipping a good guy with a bad guy.

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* AngelDevilShipping: Shipping a good guy an innocent and pure character with a bad guy.dark and cruel character.
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* FoeYay: Shipping good guys with bad guys.
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* MatchmakerFailure: TheMatchmaker fails to set two people up with each other.
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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[labelnote:context]]Kurt was talking about planning his father's wedding, but the line describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/labelnote]]

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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[labelnote:context]]Kurt was talking about planning his father's wedding, but the line describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/labelnote]]
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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[note]]The context of the episode, and Kurt's line, was about planning his father's wedding, but it describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/note]]

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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[note]]The context of the episode, and Kurt's line, ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[labelnote:context]]Kurt was talking about planning his father's wedding, but it the line describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/note]]
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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[note]]The context of the episode, and Kurt's line, was about planning his father's wedding, but it describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/note]

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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''[[note]]The context of the episode, and Kurt's line, was about planning his father's wedding, but it describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/note]
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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''

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-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''
''Series/{{Glee}}''[[note]]The context of the episode, and Kurt's line, was about planning his father's wedding, but it describes the nature of shipping perfectly.[[/note]
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Sister Ship is being cut per TRS


* SisterShip: If two characters are together, then another two must have UnresolvedSexualTension or something.
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* PairTheDumbOnes: Putting two characters into a relationship together because both of them are not intelligent.
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* PairTheDumbOnes: Putting two characters into a relationship together because both of them are not intelligent.
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* ShipperWithAnAgenda: Shipping with a reason behind thinking the couple is cute.

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* ShipperWithAnAgenda: Shipping with a reason behind beyond thinking the couple is cute.
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* ActorShipping: Shippers who ship the ''actors'' instead of the characters.

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* ActorShipping: Shippers who ship the ''actors'' actors instead of the characters.

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* CargoShip: Shipping a sentient being with an object.



* CargoShip: Shipping a sentient being with an object.



* ShipMates: When a fan supports pairings that don't interfere with their favourite pairing.



* ShippingTorpedo: The opposite of a Shipper on Deck. A character who tries to break up a couple.
* ShipMates: When a fan supports pairings that don't interfere with their favourite pairing.


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* ShippingTorpedo: The opposite of a Shipper on Deck. A character who tries to break up a couple.
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* {{Minionshipping}}: Two minor villains who are shipped.

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* {{Minionshipping}}: MinionShipping: Two minor villains who are shipped.



* {{Shipping}}: Pairing characters up in fanfiction.

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* {{Shipping}}: Pairing characters up in fanfiction.FanWorks.
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These tropes are about people getting involved in characters' romantic relationships. Since real-life people are infinitely more into pairing fictional people than fictional people are, most of these are AudienceReactions. For tropes actually dealing with ships, [[TropesAtSea please look here]]. For the shipping ''of'' tropes, consult the TropeCo catalog. Warning: [[HurricaneOfPuns loads of puns]] [[JustForPun ahead!]]

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These tropes are about people getting involved in characters' romantic relationships. Since real-life people are infinitely more into pairing fictional people than fictional people are, most of these are AudienceReactions. For tropes actually dealing with ships, [[TropesAtSea please look here]]. For the shipping ''of'' tropes, consult the TropeCo TropeCo/TropeCo catalog. Warning: [[HurricaneOfPuns loads of puns]] [[JustForPun ahead!]]
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* OneTrueThreesome (usually abbreviated {{OT3}}): When a group of fans ship three characters together.

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* OneTrueThreesome (usually abbreviated {{OT3}}): When a group of fans ship three characters together. A form of {{Polyamory}}.
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* HoYay: Fans interpret things as HomoerotixSubtext.

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* HoYay: Fans interpret things as HomoerotixSubtext.with homoerotic subtext.
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->'''Yugi''': Oh, shipping is when you take two characters from a T.V. show, who aren't romantically involved in any shape or form, and then you force them to become a lesbian couple by drawing vivid and pituitous fan art of them for about six months, before you move on to some other show. Lather, rinse, repeat.
->'''Yami''': Ha! Imagine pretending that two fictional characters are in love with each other!
-->--''WebVideo/YugiohTheAbridgedSeries''

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->'''Yugi''': Oh, shipping is when you take two characters from a T.V. show, who aren't romantically involved in any shape or form, ->''"When I was six, my Franchise/PowerRangers were married and then you force them to become a lesbian couple by drawing vivid and pituitous fan art of them for about six months, before you move on to some other show. Lather, rinse, repeat.
->'''Yami''': Ha! Imagine pretending that two fictional characters are
divorced in love with each other!
-->--''WebVideo/YugiohTheAbridgedSeries''
more combinations than Music/FleetwoodMac!"''
-->--'''Kurt''', ''Series/{{Glee}}''
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* AbandonShipping
* ActorShipping
* AnchoredShip
* AngelDevilShipping
* CrackPairing
* CargoShip
* CrossoverShip
* DieForOurShip
* DryDockedShip
* DryDocking
* EveryoneIsGay
* FanPreferredCouple
* FauxYay
* FoeYayShipping
* GhostShipping
* GottaShipEmAll
* {{Het}}
* HetIsEw
* HoYay
* IdiosyncraticShipNaming
* IncestYayShipping
* LauncherOfAThousandShips
* TheMatchmaker
* MatchmakerCrush
* MatchmakerQuest
* MentorShip
* MindGameShip
* {{Minionshipping}}
* NoYay
* OfficialCouple
* OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome
* OneTruePairing (usually abbreviated {{OTP}})
* OneTrueThreesome (usually abbreviated {{OT3}})
* PortmanteauCoupleName
* RoboShip
* ShipperOnDeck
* ShipperWithAnAgenda
* ShippingTorpedo
* ShipMates
* {{Shipping}}
* ShippingBedDeath
* ShippingGoggles
* ShipSinking
* TheShipsMotor
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight
* ShipTease
* ShipToShipCombat
* JustForFun/TheShipYard
* SisterShip
* SlashFic
* SleepingWithTheBoss
* {{Starboarding}}
* SuperCouple
* ThemePairing
* ToyShip
* UndercoverAsLovers
* UnequalPairing
* WarShip
* {{Wimpification}}
* YaoiFangirl
* YuriFan

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* AbandonShipping
AbandonShipping: An event that leads to the fandom abandoning a pairing.
* ActorShipping
ActorShipping: Shippers who ship the ''actors'' instead of the characters.
* AnchoredShip
AnchoredShip: When two characters aren't in a relationship/can't be paired, but it's only for now and can theoretically be reversed.
* AngelDevilShipping
AngelDevilShipping: Shipping a good guy with a bad guy.
* CrackPairing
CrackPairing: Shipping a pair that would be ''insane'' as a couple.
* CargoShip
CargoShip: Shipping a sentient being with an object.
* CrossoverShip
CrossoverShip: Shipping two characters from different works.
* DieForOurShip
DieForOurShip: A character is TheScrappy, but only because of reasons related to shipping.
* DryDockedShip
DryDockedShip: Characters who are not together, but the fans like to think that they used to be together.
* DryDocking
DryDocking: The opposite of shipping. When fans break apart an OfficialCouple.
* EveryoneIsGay
EveryoneIsGay: Fanfics with a CastFullOfGay.
* FanPreferredCouple
FanPreferredCouple: The fans prefer an unofficial pairing.
* FauxYay
FauxYay: Characters pretend to be gay.
* FoeYayShipping
FoeYayShipping: Shipping a pair of enemies.
* GhostShipping
GhostShipping: Shipping a live character with a dead character.
* GottaShipEmAll
GottaShipEmAll: ''Everyone'' is shipped with one another.
* {{Het}}
{{Het}}: Straightness. Being sexually attracted to the other gender.
* HetIsEw
HetIsEw: Being straight (heterosexuality) is bad.
* HoYay
HoYay: Fans interpret things as HomoerotixSubtext.
* IdiosyncraticShipNaming
IdiosyncraticShipNaming: Using an actual word to refer to a pairing.
* IncestYayShipping
IncestYayShipping: Shipping people who are related.
* LauncherOfAThousandShips
LauncherOfAThousandShips: Character is shipped with everyone.
* TheMatchmaker
TheMatchmaker: Someone tells someone else to pair up with a third person.
* MatchmakerCrush
MatchmakerCrush: The matchmaker ends up with a crush on one side of the pair they wanted to happen.
* MatchmakerQuest
MatchmakerQuest: Character A sends Character B on a quest so they can impress Character C, who they are in love with.
* MentorShip
MentorShip: Character shipped with their mentor.
* MindGameShip
MindGameShip: Person shipped with the character they mess with mentally.
* {{Minionshipping}}
{{Minionshipping}}: Two minor villains who are shipped.
* NoYay
NoYay: A {{Squick}}y or scary pairing.
* OfficialCouple
OfficialCouple: Two characters are canonically a couple.
* OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome
OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome: The Official Couple have a bad life.
* OneTruePairing (usually abbreviated {{OTP}})
{{OTP}}): A group of fans' preferred ship.
* OneTrueThreesome (usually abbreviated {{OT3}})
{{OT3}}): When a group of fans ship three characters together.
* PortmanteauCoupleName
PortmanteauCoupleName: Referring to a couple as a portmanteau of the peoples' names.
* RoboShip
RoboShip: Shipping a machine with a non-machine.
* ShipperOnDeck
ShipperOnDeck: A character ships two other characters in-story.
* ShipperWithAnAgenda
ShipperWithAnAgenda: Shipping with a reason behind thinking the couple is cute.
* ShippingTorpedo
ShippingTorpedo: The opposite of a Shipper on Deck. A character who tries to break up a couple.
* ShipMates
ShipMates: When a fan supports pairings that don't interfere with their favourite pairing.
* {{Shipping}}
{{Shipping}}: Pairing characters up in fanfiction.
* ShippingBedDeath
ShippingBedDeath: Two characters get together and then the fans lose interest in shipping them.
* ShippingGoggles
ShippingGoggles: Person reads ''everything'' as romantic/sexual subtext.
* ShipSinking
ShipSinking: A moment which means that two characters ''can't'' logically be shipped.
* TheShipsMotor
TheShipsMotor: A piece of fanon which helps a ship happen.
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight
ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Shipping two characters who have never met.
* ShipTease
ShipTease: Two characters are teased as a couple in-universe but don't actually get together.
* ShipToShipCombat
ShipToShipCombat: Fans arguing about who should be shipped to whom.
* JustForFun/TheShipYard
JustForFun/TheShipYard: Non-tropes with punny ship-related names.
* SisterShip
SisterShip: If two characters are together, then another two must have UnresolvedSexualTension or something.
* SlashFic
SlashFic: A fanfic pairing two characters of the same sex together.
* SleepingWithTheBoss
SleepingWithTheBoss: Person has sex with someone they're in authority over.
* {{Starboarding}}
{{Starboarding}}: One-sided shipping.
* SuperCouple
SuperCouple: A pairing which intrigues everybody.
* ThemePairing
ThemePairing: Couple is chosen due to their similarities.
* ToyShip
ToyShip: Shipping children.
* UndercoverAsLovers
UndercoverAsLovers: AliceAndBob are in disguise, pretending to be lovers.
* UnequalPairing
UnequalPairing: A romantic/sexual relationship where one has more power over the other.
* WarShip
WarShip: Shipping two characters who are on different sides of a war.
* {{Wimpification}}
{{Wimpification}}: Character gets made shyer for the sake of shipping.
* YaoiFangirl
YaoiFangirl: A woman or girl who watches male anime characters making out.
* YuriFanYuriFan: Character who ships females.
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* ShipperWithAnAgenda
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These tropes are about people getting involved in characters' romantic relationships. Since real-life people are infinitely more into pairing fictional people than fictional people are, most of these are AudienceReactions. For tropes actually dealing with ships, [[TropesAtSea please look here]]. For the shipping ''of'' tropes, consult the TropeCo catalog. Warning: [[HurricaneOfPuns loads of puns]] [[JustForPun head!]]

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These tropes are about people getting involved in characters' romantic relationships. Since real-life people are infinitely more into pairing fictional people than fictional people are, most of these are AudienceReactions. For tropes actually dealing with ships, [[TropesAtSea please look here]]. For the shipping ''of'' tropes, consult the TropeCo catalog. Warning: [[HurricaneOfPuns loads of puns]] [[JustForPun head!]]ahead!]]
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* UndercoverAsLovers
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->'''Dave''': Is your own life so boring that you have to obsess about imaginary love triangles you're not even a part of?
->'''Bill''': Yes.
-->--''Series/NewsRadio'', "4.20"

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->'''Dave''': Is your own life so boring that ->'''Yugi''': Oh, shipping is when you have take two characters from a T.V. show, who aren't romantically involved in any shape or form, and then you force them to obsess become a lesbian couple by drawing vivid and pituitous fan art of them for about imaginary six months, before you move on to some other show. Lather, rinse, repeat.
->'''Yami''': Ha! Imagine pretending that two fictional characters are in
love triangles you're not even a part of?
->'''Bill''': Yes.
-->--''Series/NewsRadio'', "4.20"
with each other!
-->--''WebVideo/YugiohTheAbridgedSeries''
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* HoYayShipping

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* HoYayShippingHoYay

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* AntiShippingGoggles

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* AntiShippingGoggles



** CargoShip

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** * CargoShip



** MatchmakerCrush
** MatchmakerQuest

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** * MatchmakerCrush
** * MatchmakerQuest



** OneTrueThreesome (usually abbreviated {{OT3}})

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** * OneTrueThreesome (usually abbreviated {{OT3}})



** AntiShippingGoggles



* TheShipsMotor
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight



* TheShipsMotor



* ShipsThatPassInTheNight



* SleepingWithTheBoss



** SleepingWithTheBoss
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->'''Dave''': Is your own life so boring that you have to obsess about imaginary love triangles you're not even a part of?
->'''Bill''': Yes.
-->--''Series/NewsRadio'', "4.20"
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* GottaShipEmAll
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* ShippingTorpedo
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** SleepingWithTheBoss

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